Improve your listening skills through music 5

Level: Medium (fast but only the first half of the song!)

Learning English through music is not only fun, it is very effective for improving your listening skills.

Play the video below and as you listen to the words (lyrics), complete the gap fill with the words you hear. When you are finished, click ‘Show answer’ to check your answers.

It might seem what I’m about to say to you (1 word) Show answer crazy

Sunshine she’s here, you can take a (1 word) Show answer break

I’m a (3 words) that could go to space Show answer hot air balloon

With the air, like I don’t (1 word), baby, by the way Show answer care

Uh

[Chorus:]

Because I’m happy

Clap along if you feel like a room without a (1 word) Show answer roof

Because I’m happy

Clap along if you feel like happiness is the (1 word) Show answer truth

Because I’m happy

Clap along if you know what happiness is to you

Because I’m happy

Clap along if you feel like that’s what you wanna do

[Verse 2:]

Here come (2 words) talking this and that, yeah, Show answer bad news

Well, give me all you got, and don’t (3 words), yeah, Show answer hold it back

Well, I should probably (2 words) I’ll be just fine, yeah, Show answer warn you

No (1 word) to you, don’t waste your time Show answer offense

Here’s why

[Chorus]

Hey
Go
Uh
(Happy)
Bring me down
Can’t nothing
Bring me down
My level’s too high
Bring me down
Can’t nothing
Bring me down
I said (let me tell you now)
Bring me down
Can’t nothing
Bring me down
My level’s too high
Bring me down
Can’t nothing
Bring me down
I said
[Chorus 2x]

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Did you know that Pharrell Williams received only $2,700 for over 43 million streams of this song?